TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Genesis›Genesis 50›Genesis 50:8
Genesis 50:8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 50 · verse 8
And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.Genesis 50:8 · King James Version
Genesis 50:8 in context
6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
7And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
8And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
10And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- flockstsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- herdsbâqârbeef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either genderH1241 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here an account of Jacob's funeral. Of the funerals of the kings of Judah, usually, no more is said than this, They were buried with their fathers in the city of David: but the funeral of the patriarch Jacob is more largely and fully described, to show how much better God was to him than he expected (he had…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14